The British Pakistan Foundation, in association with the Nishkam Centre, invites you to join them at the ‘Focus on Female Entrepreneurs Seminar and Q&A Session’ on 09 May 2018 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Nishkam Centre, 6 Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 9BH.

This free seminar aims to go through the career journeys and experiences of successful female entrepreneurs, particularly focusing on the obstacles they overcame and how they were challenged. This works towards encouraging women to tap into their own entrepreneurial acumen and set up their own businesses.

In addition to this, all attendees will have the opportunity to register free of cost for the 6 ‘Business Skills Development Workshops’ to be delivered by Dr Arpinder Bansi, the Founder and Managing Director of ‘Kaur Values Associates Ltd’, an organisation specialising in leadership and business development.

The Workshops will focus on content related to initiating an enterprise, business planning, understanding finance and effective marketing among other areas to equip all those attending with an in depth understanding of the world of business.

29th April 2018 is set to be a night of exquisite glamour, breathtaking beauty and magnificent showcases from the coalition of post-Soviet countries. UKABC with it’s media partner Asia TV Global supports the mission and aims of MISS USSR 2018 to celebrate cultural heritage, individual beauty and timeless elegance. The international annual beauty pageant will be taking place in London, UK and is a top luxury show attended by 3,000 people every year.

Only 3 days to go till MISS USSR Grand Finale 2018

Together with some of the most beautiful women from 15 post Soviet Union countries, there will be world renowned public figures, A-list celebrities, top models, HNWI, Diplomats, business figures from Russian Forbs, luxury brand names as sponsors and TOP media partners from post USSR countries and UK.

Join us at this grand showcase at 7pm on the 29th of April 2018, at Victoria Embankment.

World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment 2018 is set to take kick off the International Business Festival on World Economic Day. Hosted every two years in its home city of Liverpool, this year between 12 – 28th of June, the festival captures and celebrates the dynamism of the global marketplace and the positive potential of open trade. The three-week event hosts 100 major events attracting over 30,000 delegates.

Are you ready for the world’s biggest Business Festival?

UKABC and it’s Media partner Asia TV Global is at the forefront of promoting and facilitating #BusinessFest’s 9 unique days designed to boost your knowledge, help you make new connections and give you fresh ideas to grow your business. The event is aimed at helping you fuel your initiative with the insight and practical knowledge you need to make sure your business thrives – and maybe even meet your next client.

UKABC members get an exclusive 50% discount code at registration, so if you are ready to hear from the experts, be inspired, expand your network, and improve your skills, head over to www.internationalbusinessfestival.comto find out more.

JumahPay is the app you need to make your charity donations a breeze. Cashless. Clear. Concise.

JumahPay engineers the easiest form of giving into faith circles by engaging everyday mobile functionality with the causes that matter to you. By simply searching for, or scanning the QR code for your cause, you can simply donate the amount you wish.

UKABC is proud to boost this initiative by facilitating the launch of this app in the UK on Google Play store and iOS App Store.

We are excited to be a part of this new venture, you can find out more at www.jumahpay.com

GDPR will have a big effect on your business
The main aim of GDPR is to give individuals a greater level of control over their personal data. Which means that all companies who hold any customer information will be subject to strict rules.

ARE YOU READY????
The General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR – Starts from 25th May 2018. And it carries huge fines for companies that break the rules.

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) impacts all organisations, in all industries and in all regions – including any organization that markets to or processes the information of EU Data Subjects, including end users, customers and employees.

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We strongly recommend to keep ongoing GDPR compliance that you consider using our system. If you are interested, please contact [email protected]

We’re wishing a happy Independence Day to our Pakistani and Indian friends.

Every Independence Day we at UKABC reflect on what it means to be ‘independent’ and the journey a country and its people go on to reach this point. What makes a country progress or hinders its progress, whether a newly independent country or the oldest on earth, is based on the following:

Keeping the above in mind, we’re pleased to announce that UK Asian Business Council will launch Asia and Africa Times in January 2018. It’s an uphill task that we feel is incredibly important in order to ensure there is a free and fair platform connecting all of the regions where our partner businesses and organisations reside.

If you would like to be involved in this exciting new, please get in touch [email protected]

AIRIM – 8-9 November 2017, London

UKABC ventures in to the world of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Immersive Media.

UK Asian Business Council in association with London South Bank University is organising a conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Immersive Media on 8 and 9 November 2017. Industry leaders will be sharing their experiences and their expectations for the future in this exciting field. The UK is amongst the leading innovators in this industry and some of their great innovations will be exhibited at this conference.

At the conference UKABC will be introducing a Rapid Investment Round for start-ups in the style of BBC’s ‘Dragon’s Den’ and ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’. Please click here for details. www.airim.co.uk Please contact [email protected] for sponsorship details.

UKABC Board:

It is with great pride that we announce that Dr. Sarfraz Ashraf, Dr. Ashutosh Choubey and Mr. Junaid Siddiqui have agreed to join the UK Asian Business Council Board. Click here to view our team

Dr. Sarfraz AshrafVice-President (Health)

Dr Ashutosh ChoubeyDirector, Industry Outreach

Junaid SiddiquiAdviser (Bio-Tech)

“It is with great excitement that I am able to make my first contribution to UKABC after being appointed Vice President (Health).” Click here to read full article– Dr Sarfraz Ashraf

Partnership Announcements

Paras Hospital Partnership:Immediately after joining UKABC’s Board, Dr. Ashraf facilitated a partnership with Paras Hospitals of India. UKABC will be promoting Paras Hospital’s Medical Tourism Service all over the world. Please get in touch with any queries: [email protected]

Healthians India Partnership: UKABC has partnered with Healthians India to provide at-home tests for chronic diseases to limit the inconvenience and speed-up diagnosis time for those of ill health. If you have any experience in this field, we’re seeking your input through a survey on UKABC London-Healthians, a preventive healthcare company in chronic diseases. Please click here for the survey.

UKABC Partners with National Apprenticeship UK: The National Apprenticeship Service is responsible for supporting businesses to engage with apprenticeships through successful partnerships working with intermediaries. Please click here for more details

Kawasaki Fund – Charity focused on raising awareness for children with misdiagnosed heart disease that often affects adult life. Charities mission is “To save lives and promote recovery in those who acquire heart disease (KD)” Click here for more inforamtion

3rd September: London Mela is in its 15th year and is an established highlight in the capital’s cultural calendar. London Mela is an artistically led celebration of Asian culture and creativity, inspired by South Asia and the diaspora. It is one of the only melas in the country to champion new work, and it provides a platform for emerging British artists. As well as bringing traditional and classical art forms to a wider audience. Please click here for details.

22nd September: The International Diversity Festival in London was established to recognise the outstanding social and economic contributions of Minority Ethnic businesses, professionals, individuals, social enterprises and change-makers who have demonstrated leadership, innovation, creativity and survival skills in business operation and community development. Please click here for details.

5th October:UKABC’s Workshop on Life Coaching: Anna Mangeri will present a workshop on How to be a Leader and How to develop Leadership. Vandana Dass will be present a seminar on Employment law / HR Please click here for details to know more about Anna and the workshop. Please contact [email protected]to book for space.

Ecuador:1. Low-cost housing project for 32,500 homes in Quito2. New Amazon market in the city of Ibarra3. Expansion of a two-lane road to four-lane road between Toachi and Santo Domingo4. Alkaline mineral water investment

Located at Kolshet in Thane, India and set in a land parcel of over 87 acres, Amara is minutes from Pokhran Road and Eastern Express Highway with easy access to the best malls, hospitals, schools and office parks.

Homes designed by Hafeez Contractor offers an unmatched lifestyle, and they’re now offering the opportunity to buy with their highest-ever savings ensuring you truly get the ‘Best Life at the Best Price’.

Amara offers a grand 25,000 sq.ft clubhouse with multiple mini-clubs, the finest sports complex in Mumbai with football ground, multiple sports courts and swimming pools, 25 acres of open space and much more.

The Park, Worli has the most desirable set of residences set around a 7-acre private park with stunning views of Bandra –Worli Sea-link, Mahalaxmi Racecourse,and Worli Sea-face apart from the soothing views of The Park greens.

The Park is spread over 17 acres of land with beautiful landscape in the heart of Mumbai. The true meaning of luxury is epitomized at The Park with amenities including a world-class luxury spa and health club, six temperature controlled swimming pools, Serene Ganesha temple, lawn tennis and basketball courts, jogging and walking tracks and a mini golf course.

We have innovated a groundbreaking technology in the healthcare sector to support people in old-age. This innovation will completely transform the care industry, giving support to people with dementia, Alzheimer’s, asthma, diabetes, hypertension or severe disabilities.

With the care industry facing drastic cuts, our technology cannot only reduce cost, but streamline the administration of care providers and make monitoring of elderly, sick and disabled people simpler. Get in touch if you are ready to invest in revolutionising the healthcare industry.

Industry leaders will be sharing their experience in this conference on what is expected in the near future in this space and UK is amongst the top leading innovation in this industry. Some of the great innovations will be exhibited at this conference. Please click here for details and to book your space for participation.

For the first time UKABC is bringing a Rapid Investment Round for Start-up companies in this conference.

The Trump Tower Mumbai, the first truly global luxury branded residences in India, presented by Trump, the creator of the world’s most successful branded residences. Trump Tower Mumbai is India’s most unique residential development – a dazzling golden tower – only one of its kind in the country. Soaring over 75 storeys into the sky, the absolute edifice with a spectacular curtain-wall golden façade will redefine the Mumbai skyline.

Across the world, the most iconic addresses bear the Trump signature – epitomizing the ultimate in luxury. And Trump Tower Mumbai will be no different.

In today’s world of economic and political instability, travel restrictions, and for many other reasons, second citizenship and residency programmes are becoming increasingly popular.

Malta offers those seeking a second citizenship or residence enticing options. As a well-respected, economically and politically stable EU country, Malta is widely regarded as an ideal place to live and an attractive destination for business, investment, tourism and opportunity! An English-speaking environment with good air and sea links, modern communications infrastructure and endowed with hospitable people, Malta also provides excellent education as well as first class health care. It currently boasts the best performing economy in the EU, is part of the Schengen area and offers attractive taxation rates at both corporate and personal levels.

The citizenship (Individual Investor) programme grants applicants and their dependants with the 10th ranked passport allowing visa-free travel to 168 countries as well as the right of establishment in other EU countries and Switzerland. The recently introduced Residence and Visa programme offers beneficiaries an indefinite residence permit which also allows visa-free travel to other EU countries within the Schengen area.

Each and every business around the world is unique. It follows then, that adopting a generic approach to solve the challenges associated with foreign exchange is inadequate; it’s essential that the solutions put in place are tailored to your specific requirements.

That’s why Smart Currency Business have dedicated partnership teams who work with clients to understand their specific requirements, challenges and preferences. As one of Europe’s fastest growing companies, we realise it’s the only way to successfully tackle your business challenges.

Since 2004, we’ve provided business services for a wide range of sectors, including film, TV and media, and our bespoke services include a suite of currency risk management products and strategies. We work with you to understand your unique situation so we are able to prescribe the correct course of action.

We’re extremely proud to be working in conjunction with the UK Asian Business Council to help in their mission to facilitate improved trade relations between the UK, Asia and Africa.

So, if you share our vision of adopting tailored approaches to protect our clients’ margins and help them expand their products and services internationally, give Joe a call on 020 3468 5834 or email [email protected]

Session 1 – What is a Family Business strategy and how can it be linked with the Corporate Business policies?Session 2 – How to engage and incentivise non- family executives?Session 3 – Managing and minimizing the impact of divorce on the Family and Family Business

The sessions will focus on delivering thoughts and ideas that are practical and can be used by family business owners to strengthen their own Family Business.